Dr. Lonnie Smith, 1988: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dr. Lonnie Smith, 1988: Date: 1988. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Dr. Lonnie Smith, American, born 1942.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Dr. Lonnie Smith playing a Hammond B3 organ during a performance in Hialeah, FL. Smith is performing outdoors and is photographed from just behind his left side. He is seated at an organ and wears a white shirt, watch, and large turban.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1988
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Dr. Lonnie Smith, American, born 1942
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (35 x 23.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 x 10 3/16 in. (35.5 x 25.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2012.164.148
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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